Macclesfield (borough)
| Borough of Macclesfield | |
|---|---|
 Shown within Cheshire |
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| History | |
| • Origin |
Macclesfield Municipal Borough Alderley Edge Urban District Bollington Urban District Knutsford Urban District Wilmslow Urban District Disley Rural District Macclesfield Rural District Bucklow Rural District (part of) |
| • Created | 1 April 1974 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 2009 |
| • Succeeded by | Cheshire East |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| ONS code | 13UG |
| • HQ | Macclesfield |
Coordinates: 53°15′40″N 2°07′41″W / 53.261°N 2.128°W
Macclesfield was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It included the towns of Bollington, Knutsford, Macclesfield and Wilmslow and within its wider area the villages and hamlets of Adlington, Disley, Gawsworth, Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Poynton, Prestbury, Rainow, Styal, Sutton and Tytherington.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of Macclesfield municipal borough, Alderley Edge, Bollington, Knutsford and Wilmslow urban districts, along with the single parish Disley Rural District, Macclesfield Rural District and part of Bucklow Rural District.
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